Mr. Teina BISHOP
- Member for Arutanga, Reureu & Nikaupara
- Aitutaki
- Member of the COOK ISLANDS PARTY
- DOB: 11th April 1959
- POB: Aitutaki, Cook Islands
Parliamentary Services:
First elected as a Member of Parliament of the Cook Islands in the General Election held in June 1999. Re-elected in the 2004 General Election and on the 26th September 2006, Snap Election.
Appointed Deputy Speaker 2004-2005.
Ministerial Appointments:
Appointed Minister of Environment and Outer Islands in 2006 for 5 months.
Committee Service:
- Chairman Special Marine Select Committee - 2005;
- Education & Science Select Committee - 2007;
- Finance & Expenditure Select Committee - 2007;
- Labour Select Committee - 2007;
- Property Law Special Select Committee - 2007;
- Media Standards Select Committee - 2007.
Service Information:
Entered the Public Service as a secondary school teacher and on 19th October 1991 started own business with wife Annie - the Bishops Cruises and later in 1994 the TNM retail shop in Arutanga, Aitutaki.
Visits, Conferences and Delegations:
Attended CPA Presiding & Clerks Conference in 2005;
Community Services:
Patron of Sports Organisation and Culture teams in Aitutaki. Supports all community activities & programmes for the villages of Arutanga, Reureu and Nikaupara.
Education:
Attended Araura Primary school and Aitutaki Junior High School. On scholarship attended the University of the South Pacific.
Personal:
Mr. Bishop is married to Annie (nee Green) from Australia in 1989. They have three (3) daughters, Maria Elsie born 21/2/92, Tania Helen born 8/5/93 and Naomi May born 14/8/95.